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Lily Collins presents David Gross with his Breakthrough Award
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Lily Collins and David J. Gross, 2026 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics winner speak onstage during the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 18, 2026 in Santa Monica, California.

UCSB’s David Gross wins Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

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Matt Perko

The university’s foundation board adds new trustees, welcomes new chair
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Early Academic Outreach Program is ‘Planting Dreams’ at UC Santa Barbara
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UC Santa Barbara again named ‘Best Place to Work’
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Pioneering social scientist David Hamilton honored with lifetime achievement award
Two students ascend the modern stairway of an academic building with bright sun overhead
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Matt Perko

UC Santa Barbara ranks among top universities nationally and globally in recent assessments
Celesta Billeci and Wynton Marsalis
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Celesta Billeci and Wynton Marsalis

A&L director awarded for leadership in the arts
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Talk on AI and the creative process kicks off Interdisciplinary Humanities Center yearlong public event series
Left to right: Anna Boser, Naomi Tague, David Valentine, and Leander Anderegg.
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Left to right: Anna Boser, Naomi Tague, David Valentine, and Leander Anderegg.

UCSB faculty and students among the American Geophysical Union’s 2024 honorees
Portrait of Michael Drake
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Elena Zukhova
Michael V. Drake, M.D.

UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., announces plans to step down
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Academy of Management inductee Linda Putnam establishes award for organizational research scholars
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Kum-Kum Bhavnani awarded ‘for distinguished leadership’
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Annual summer film series from UCSB Arts & Lectures brings the beach
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